Health · Goodar

Goodar, MI health

Goodar differs from Michigan on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.1% vs 15.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (84.1% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (15.6% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48761, 48635, 48739

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 385 people are less certain, so we show Goodar's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Goodar compares with Michigan

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Goodar adults…

50 of every 100 Goodar adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 46.8–53.2%

Bars show Goodar; the black tick is Michigan. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Goodar, betterGoodar, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34% Goodar
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Goodar
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% Goodar
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.7% Goodar
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Goodar adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

Yearly checkup

MI 80%

Dentist visit

MI 68%

Cholesterol check

MI 87%

Colon screening

MI 69%

Mammogram

MI 77%

Taking BP meds

MI 78%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Goodar 7.9% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Goodar adults are doing

1 in 3Goodar adults feel lonely

30.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Goodar adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Goodar adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Goodar adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · Michigan 17.6% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 5

Goodar adults worry about having enough food

18.2% · MI 15.4% · worse

1 in 9

Goodar adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 11

Goodar adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Goodar adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · MI 8.3% · about the same

19.7% of Goodar adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.3%

of Goodar adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs24.4%

Thinking or memory16.9%

Hearing13.4%

Errands alone12.3%

Vision7.8%

Dressing or bathing6.6%

Black tick: Michigan. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Goodar

Goodar and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Goodar.

37.1%41.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Hill38.9%

Rose39.2%

Plainfield39.5%

Mentor39.7%

Goodar40.8%

Care nearby

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 17.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 25.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 33.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGrayling · 39.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hale Clinic- Sterling Area Health CenterHale · 9.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Thunder Bay Community Health Service - FairviewFairview · 18.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGoodar's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Arenac/Ogemaw Counties · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careGoodar's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ogemaw County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthGoodar's county is a federal shortage area.AuSable Valley Catchment Area · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Goodar. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Goodar

Measure	Goodar	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	50%	46.8–53.2%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	44.3%	41.1–47.6%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	40.8%	35.2–46.4%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	43%	40.1–45.9%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.8%	24.1–29.6%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.1%	16.6–21.8%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.9–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.3%	12.3–14.2%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	18.9%	17–20.8%	11.9%	worse
COPD	15.6%	13.8–17.5%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	13.3%	12.2–14.7%	7%	worse
Stroke	6.4%	5.8–7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.7%	18.1–23.2%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	12.1%	10.5–13.8%	15.9%	better
Get no exercise	34%	30–38.2%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	29.9–39.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.4%	81.3–85.4%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	60.4%	57.6–63%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	89%	87.7–90.2%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	69.8%	66.2–73.1%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	72.6%	66.8–77.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.1%	82.1–85.9%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	6.5–9.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	26.9–34.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	19.7–25.1%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	16–19.1%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	28.4%	25.3–31.5%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	20.2%	18.3–22.3%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.2%	15.6–20.8%	15.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.9–12.8%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9%	7.9–10.1%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.1%	8.1–10.2%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	19.7%	16.9–22.5%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	43.3%	39.5–47.2%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	24.4%	21.8–27.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.9%	15.2–18.7%	14.3%
Hearing	13.4%	12.3–14.7%	7.3%
Vision	7.8%	7–8.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	6.6%	5.8–7.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	12.3%	11–13.8%	8.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Goodar door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Goodar better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Goodar by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Goodar by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.